Demountable winch frame

ABSTRACT

A demountable frame for a portable winch having a mounting plate for permanent attachment to a base, spindle bearing means integral with one end of the mounting plate, a motor having a spindle with a drum mounted thereon, a mounting stand for the source of power and the spindle, wherein the integral mounting stand, motor and spindle are removably mounted to the mounting plate by a combination of bolted pins disposed in a plurality of sleeves.

United States Patent 1191 Haberthier Apr. 9, 1974 [54] DEMOUNTABLE WINCHFRAME 2,478,704 8/1949 Morris 248/26 [76] Inventor: Wilbert L.Haberthier, PO. Box

503 Limon Com 80828 Primary Exammer-Evon C. Blunk Assistant Examiner-W.Scott Carson [22] Filed: Apr. 3, 1972 [21] Appl. No.: 240,516 ABSTRACT Ademountable frame for a portable winch having a 52 us. (:1 254/150 Rmounting Plate for Permanent attachment to a base, [51 1m. 01 866d 1/30Spindle bearing means integral with one end of the [58 Field of Search254/150 R, DlG. 15; mounting P a motor havingwsvindle with a drum 1 t 11 248/26 14 mounted thereon, a mounting stand for the source of powerand the spindle, whereintihe integral mounting 5 References Citedstand,motor and spindle are removably mounted to UNITED STATES PATENTS themounting plate by a combination of bolted pins I disposed in a pluralityof sleeves. 3,250,514 5/1966 Hamalamen 254/l50 R 3,545,725 12/1970Chandler et al. 254/150 3 Claims, 4 Drawing Figures DEMOUNTABLE WINCHFRAME Small motor driven winches find many applications in industrial,agricultural and sporting fields. For example, a sportsman may haveseveral uses for a winch such as pulling a boat onto a trailer, pullingthe traier out of the water, hoisting heavy game, etc. If such multipleuses are found, it is expensive tofit every use with a complete winch,inlcuding motor, drum and cable. Inasmuch as the latter elements are themost expensive, it would be thrifty and convenient if one suchcombination of elements could serve all purposes and could simply bechanged from one mount to another which was located more or lesspermanently in its location of use.

Hence, it is the primary object of the present invention to provide aframe and mounting device for a winch which allows the winch to beeasily demounted and transported to a new mounting.

This object and other features of the invention will become apparentupon a reading of the detailed description of a preferred form of theinvention taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. I is a side elevational view of the demountable frame of thepresent invention.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the demountable frame with phantom linesshowing the position of the winch motor as it is removed from themounting plate.

FIG. 3 is an end elevational view.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the supporting plate.

FIG. 4 illustrates the mounting plate 5 of which there can be many foreach winch. The mounting plate 5 is intended to be more or lesspermanently mounted by screws or other means and holes 6 in the bottomof the plate 5.

Integral with the plate 5 is an upturned end 7 of the plate having anaperture 8 therein, forming a bearing for the end of the winch spindle9.

The mounting plate is provided with three sleeves 11, 12 and 13, each ofwhich is attached by welding or similarly to the top of the plate. Twoof the sleeves l1 and 12 are mutually parallel and perpendicular to theend bearing plate 7. The third sleeve 13 is similarly attached at theend opposite the bearing plate 7 and disposed normally to the other twosleeves 11 and 12.

A motor support plate 15 carries the source of power for the winch, anelectric motor 17, whose elongated drive shaft has already beenidentified as the spindle 9.

Along the bottom edge of the motor support plate 15 are attached twosleeves 21 and 22 which are spaced apart a distance in which to receivethe sleeve 13 which is attached to the plate. Welded or otherwiseconnected to each of the sleeves 21 and 22 are a pair of long threadedpins'26 and 28 which are disposed parallel to the spindle 9 and adaptedto slide somewhat snugly through the sleeves l1 and 12 attached to themounting palte 5. The threaded ends of the bolt pins 11 and 12 passthrough aligned holes 32 and 33 in the lower portion of the upturned end7 of the bearing plate 5.

When the pins 26 and 28 are properly in place within the respectivesleeves 11 and 12, the sleeves 21, 13 and 22 are in aligned position andcan receive a pin or bolt 36 to complete the interconnection between thewinch elements and the mounting plate 5.

In well known fashion, a drum 40 is carried by the spindle 9. Cable 42is wound on the drum. Optionally, an additional pulley 46 can bedetachably mounted on the end of the spindle outward of the bearingplate 7.

The pulley must be removed from the spindle prior to demounting thewinch from its mounting plate.

I claim:

l. A demountable frame for a portable winch comprising in combination:

a mounting plate having integral bearing means for supporting oneextremity of a winch spindle, said plate further including a pluralityof attached sleeves disposed parallel to the plane of the plate;

a source of power having an elongated spindle;

a winch drum mounted on said spindle for rotation therewith;

support means for said source of power, including at least one attachedsleeve and a support plate having secured to the bottom edge thereof apair of spaced apart sleeves and wherein the pin means in cludes a pairof elongated pins attached respectively to the said two spaced apartsleeves and disposed in parallel relation to the spindle, and

pin means interconnecting the plate sleeves and the support meanssleeves so as to fixedly mount the winch drum and power source onto saidmounting plate, and including a third pin which is removably disposed insaid spaced apart sleeves attached to the support plate and passesthrough one of said sleeves disposed on the mounting plate, the latterof which is in alignment with the said spaced apart sleeves and isdisposed therebetween.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said pair of pins which areparallel to the spindle respectively pass through two of the saidsleeves secured to the mounting plate and further include meansfastening the ends of said two pins to the bearing means integral withthe supporting plate for supporting one extremity of the whinch spindle.

3. The combination of claim 2-and further including a demountable pulleyattached to the end of the said spindle on the outside of the integralbearing means.

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1. A demountable frame for a portable winch comprising in combination: amounting plate having integral bearing means for supporting oneextremity of a winch spindle, said plate further including a pluralityof attached sleeves disposed parallel to the plane of the plate; asource of power having an elongated spindle; a winch drum mounted onsaid spindle for rotation therewith; support means for said source ofpower, including at least one attached sleeve and a support plate havingsecured to the bottom edge thereof a pair of spaced apart sleeves andwherein the pin means includes a pair of elongated pins attachedrespectively to the said two spaced apart sleeves and disposed inparallel relation to the spindle, and pin means interconnecting theplate sleeves and the support means sleeves so as to fixedly mount thewinch drum and power source onto said mounting plate, and including athird pin which is removably disposed in said spaced apart sleevesattached to the support plate and passes through one of said sleevesdisposed on the mounting plate, the latter of which is in alignment withthe said spaced apart sleeves and is disposed therebetween.
 2. Thecombination of claim 1 wherein said pair of pins which are parallel tothe spindle respectively pass through two of the said sleeves secured tothe mounting plate and further include means fastening the ends of saidtwo pins to the bearing means integral with the supporting plate forsupporting one extremity of the winch spindle.
 3. The combination ofclaim 2 and further including a demountable pulley attached to the endof the said spindle on the outside of the integral bearing means.